Beers similar to Fuller's ESB

Fuller's Griffin Brewery

Extra Special Bitter·United Kingdom·5.9% ABV·One of 26 Extra Special Bitters in hopIQ·

hopIQ found 10 beers that share Fuller's ESB's caramel and bitter character. ESB was introduced in 1971 as a winter brew replacing an older house ale and has since become a permanent part of the range. It pours a deep mahogany, built on Pale, Crystal and Chocolate malt and hopped with Target, Challenger, Northdown and Goldings. Orange marmalade leads the nose, balanced by soft toffee. Grassy and peppery hop notes with a hint of citrus sit over biscuity malt, and a smooth, gentle bitterness carries into a long, warming finish.

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10 beers like Fuller's ESB

1

Holgate Brewhouse

Australia · Extra Special Bitter · 5.0%

WORTH A TRY

68%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Keeps orange notes and malt character like Fuller's, adds earthy notes, a notch softer, drops grass notes.

What carries overmaltycaramelbitterorangesmooth

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Fuller'searthyspicybreadygrassyspicy-hop

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: a notch softer

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2

My Wife's Bitter

Burleigh Brewing Company

Australia · Extra Special Bitter · 5.3%

WORTH A TRY

66%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Mirrors Fuller's's chocolate notes and malt character — plus earthy notes, a notch softer, minus orange notes.

What carries overcaramelmaltysmoothbitterchocolate

Structure: a notch softer

Compared to Fuller'sdrynuttyearthyorangegrassy

Structure: Same structure — body, sweetness, bitterness and texture all land on the same spot.

Structure: a notch softer

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3

Propeller Brewing Company

Canada · Extra Special Bitter · 5.0%

WORTH A TRY

65%

FLAVOUR MATCH

Like Fuller's on orange notes and malt character — adds toasty notes, lighter-bodied, but without the grass notes.

What carries overcaramelsmoothorangebittermalty

Structure: a touch lighter, a notch softer

Compared to Fuller'stoastygrassyspicy-hop

Structure: Very close — a touch less body, a touch more texture.

Structure: a touch lighter, a notch softer

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4

Original Schlüssel Stike

Brauerei Schlüssel

Germany · Altbier · 6.0%

62%

MATCH

As with Fuller's, same spicy-hop notes and chocolate notes; adds roasted notes, noticeably less bitter, no orange notes.

Structure: less bitter

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5

Range Brewing

Australia · Extra Special Bitter · 5.0%

62%

MATCH

Same malt character and citrus notes as Fuller's, adds toasty notes, a notch softer, but without the orange notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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6

Northern Pub Ale

Yukon Brewing

Canada · Extra Special Bitter · 5.0%

60%

MATCH

Shares malt character and orange notes with Fuller's; adds earthy notes, a notch softer, but drops grass notes.

Structure: a notch softer

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Wayward Brewing Co.

Australia · Extra Special Bitter · 5.6%

60%

MATCH

Alongside Fuller's on malt character and hop character: adds dark fruit notes, drops orange notes.

Structure: very close

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